Lawsuit holding up Immokalee Master Plan

A trailer park in Immokalee has been under fire from code enforcement for years because it sits in an industrial zone. The fight is currently tied up in courts and that's tying up future plans for the entire city.

The trailer park sits right next to a salvage yard, it's more than 50-years-old and Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta says he wants it out of his district.

"Some people would describe the situation as a slum. Of course, slum is in the eye of the beholder. I personally think it's degrading to have people live under some of those conditions," he said.

The trailer park is also the center of a lawsuit between its owners - Jerry and Kimberlea Blocker - and Collier County.

The Blockers argue their property was in place before zoning lines were drawn to make it illegal.

Collier Commissioner Georgia Hiller agrees.

"You can't just change the zoning laws to force people out of their properties, cheap, to expedite transitioning a community," she said.

Code Enforcement has called for the demolition of the park, with fines adding up to more than $500,000 and violations that go back 10 years.